9:26 AM,
Mar. 19, 2014

O'Reilly Auto Parts at 3054 E. Sunshine.

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The Washington State Attorney General's Office filed a petition in court Monday as part of an investigation into whether O'Reilly Auto Parts is violating state law by refusing to provide health care benefits to same-sex spouses.

The Springfield-based company, meanwhile, maintains that it is not required to do so by federal law, which it believes pre-empts state law.

The investigation was prompted by a December complaint from the spouse of an O'Reilly employee, according to the petition. It seeks to determine whether O'Reilly's decision to not provide the same benefits available to ...